Peggy Lindsey, the grandmother of the Oakland A's lefty who is in the middle of a spat with A-Rod, was a bit more conciliatory on Monday, one day after telling the Yankee slugger to "stick it" in the moments after her grandson threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

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"That just kind of slipped out," Lindsey said in an interview on ESPN on Monday. "I didn't mean to say that."

On Friday, Braden said he wouldn't mind fighting Rodriguez after an April 22 incident sparked a verbal war between the two. During a 4-2 loss last month in Oakland to the A's, A-Rod ran across the mound while on his way back to the dugout. Rodriguez on Sunday took the high road, with an eye on the standings, too.

"I've learned in my career that it's always much better to be recognized for some of the great things you do on the field," A-Rod said when asked about Braden in the visiting dugout during batting practice before the Yankees' 9-3 loss to Boston on Sunday night. "Good for him. He threw a perfect game, and even better, he beat the Rays."

When informed of the "stick it," quote Sunday night, A-Rod threw up his arms and said, "Uncle!"

Last month in Oakland is where this controversy was berthed.

"He should maybe watch his captain a little more often," Braden said, referring to Derek Jeter, after the game. "It doesn't start and end with him over there at third."

Braden continued, saying: "(The Yankees) are an extremely classy organization with guys who always tend to do the right thing every time; it's kind of disheartening to see that not show through or be reflected by somebody of (Rodriguez's) status. He's a tremendous player and a tremendous talent, and I don't care if I'm Cy Young or the 25th man on a roster; if I've got the ball in my hand and I'm out there on that mound, that's not your mound. You want to run across the mound? Go run laps in the bullpen. That's my mound."

A-Rod took a shot at Braden, who is 18-23 in his four-year career.

"He just told me to get off his mound," Rodriguez said on the exchange with Braden. "That was a little surprising. I've never quite heard that -- especially from a guy that has a handful of wins in his career."

It was enough to get Lindsey, described as a "fireball" by Braden in the Monday interview, to speak her mind about Rodriguez. Still, the day after the perfect game, she was more reserved.

"I was a little upset that the things took a life of their own," she said.